A/2019 G2 |
ephemeris |
date |
magn |
radius |
delta |
ra |
dec |
elong |
phase |
PA |
Perihelion | 7 Dec 2019 | 20.6 | 2.298 AU | 1.896 AU | 11h00m | +33°49' | 101.0° | 24.9° | 290° |
Nearest approach | 10 Jan 2020 | 19.7 | 2.330 AU | 1.453 AU | 08h21m | +54°59' | 145.3° | 13.9° | 204° |
Today | 19 Apr 2024 | 27.9 | 13.049 AU | 13.884 AU | 00h12m | -10°08' | 32.6° | 2.4° | 229° |
A/2019 G2- 2024-04-19
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The interactive orbit chart above shows the comet's path through the solar system and its position at the given date.
Green and blue lines are shown perpendicular to the ecliptic plane: Green if the path is above the ecliptic plane, blue if it is below.
(Left-click and drag to rotate the view; Right-click and drag to move the view; Use scroll wheel to zoom in our out.)
The orbital elements of A/2019 G2 are:
e (Eccentricity) : 0.9943670
q (Perihelion distance) : 2.2982510
i (Inclination) : 159.22550
Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 208.18040
ω (Argument of perihelion) : 82.65400
L (Longitude of perihelion) : 126.03106
B (Latitude of perihelion) : 20.59620
T (Time of perihelion passage) : 2458825.03790
P (Orbital period in years) : 8241.13
Epoch : 2024 Apr 19
Reference : MPEC 2024-E01
Classification(s): : Nearly isotropic; Returning (a < 10000 AU); External (P > 200 years)
The light curve chart below shows the estimated development of the comet's magnitude. Blue and black dots are visual and photometric CCD observations respectively from COBS or the MPC.
The gray curve indicates the expected brightness if this object is a comet (15.00 + 5 log[∆] + 10.00 log[r]), whereas the red curve indicates the expected lightcurve for an asteroid (H=16.30; G=.15).
The all-sky chart below shows the path of the comet over the same period as the light curve. The comet's current position is marked yellow.
The following chart shows the short-term path of the comet in a field of view that is optimized for (~10x50) binoculars and finderscopes.
A more printer-friendly version of the same chart can be found further down this page as well.
The following chart shows the current location of the comet in a smaller, upside-down telescopic field of view.
A printable version of the short-term path of the comet in a field of view that is optimized for (~10x50) binoculars and finderscopes.
Ephemerides:
Date Time RA (2000) DEC (2000) delta radius elong phase PA magn
2024-04-19 00:00 UT 00 12 40.5 -10 08 43 13.886 13.044 31.9 2.3 229 27.9
2024-04-19 20:08 UT 00 12 50.6 -10 08 12 13.884 13.049 32.6 2.4 229 27.9
2024-04-20 00:00 UT 00 12 52.5 -10 08 06 13.883 13.050 32.8 2.4 229 27.9
2024-04-21 00:00 UT 00 13 04.4 -10 07 30 13.881 13.056 33.6 2.4 230 27.9
2024-04-22 00:00 UT 00 13 16.2 -10 06 55 13.878 13.062 34.5 2.5 230 27.9
2024-04-23 00:00 UT 00 13 27.8 -10 06 22 13.875 13.068 35.4 2.6 231 27.9
2024-04-24 00:00 UT 00 13 39.3 -10 05 51 13.871 13.075 36.3 2.6 231 27.9
2024-04-25 00:00 UT 00 13 50.7 -10 05 21 13.868 13.081 37.2 2.7 232 27.9
2024-04-26 00:00 UT 00 14 01.9 -10 04 53 13.864 13.087 38.1 2.7 232 27.9
2024-04-27 00:00 UT 00 14 13.1 -10 04 26 13.860 13.093 38.9 2.8 233 27.9
2024-04-28 00:00 UT 00 14 24.0 -10 04 01 13.855 13.099 39.8 2.8 233 27.9
2024-04-29 00:00 UT 00 14 34.9 -10 03 37 13.851 13.105 40.7 2.9 234 27.9
Terminology:
delta: distance between comet and earth in AU
radius: distance between comet and sun in AU
magn: magnitude (brightness) estimate
ra: right ascension in hours (24h = 360deg)
dec: declination in degrees
elong: elongation in degrees (angle sun-earth-comet)
phase: phase angle in degrees (angle sun-comet-earth)
AU: Astronomical Unit (mean distance between earth and sun: 149597870.7 km
Orbital elements usually provided by the MPC (Minor Planet Center).
Observations contributed by observers worldwide, via COBS (Comet Observation Database) or the MPC (Minor Planet Center)
Calculations by a modified version of AAPlus, a C# implementation of the AA+ project by PJ Naughter from the algorithms presented in the book "Astronomical Algorithms" by Jean Meeus.
NGC2000 dso catalog and star labels from VizieR as provided by the Strasbourg astronomical Data Center.
Tycho2 catalog from the ESO archive.